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Cheng Xinhao

Cheng Xinhao (b. 1985), currently lives and works in Kunming, Yunnan. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Peking University in 2013. Focusing on his hometown in the Yunnan Province, Xinhao’s works are usually based on long-term field studies. With videos, installations, photographs, and the presence of the author’s body, his works investigate the polyphonic relationships between logic, discussions, knowledge, and the part that nature, society, and history plays within them. Selected solo exhibitions include The Fool’s Gold, OCAT Shenzhen (2019); Three Depictions of a River, 1903 Space, Kunming (2019); and Strange Terrains, the 3rd Ningbo International Photography Week, Ningbo (2018).